Tony Darbyshire, principle trainer, started his career in Arboriculture training in 1987 at the world renown Merrist Wood, Surrey. Leaving for a spell in Australia before becoming Short Course Co-ordinator at Sparsholt College, Hampshire. Sawpod Ltd was set up in 2005 by Tony and Di Darbyshire as an independent training company.

The Sawpod was born as a project which started by strapping a pruning saw to the leg with insulation tape and the product was then brought to market. The Sawpod’s component parts are made by British companies and put together at a base in Hampshire. Now on sale and used around the world,it has many fans and has become an essential part of the Arborists kit!

The Throwpod was designed in 2013. Again, the Throwpod is manufactured in the UK by a British company. Another innovative project, designed to make the Arb’s job a little easier.